Name

Category

Date appointed

Term End

Delegated Roles

Pecuniary Interests

Hannah Daniel

Clerk

Mrs Kristina Frary

Voting Headteacher

 01/09/2016

Voting Head

Mr Nick Holmes

 Co-Opted

 17/03/2016 

 06/12/2027

Chair

English and math link and  Educational Visits

Governor at The Snaith School

Married to a member of staff

Vacancy

Miss Shelby Yearwood

Co-Opted

 05/03/2026

05/03/2030 

 Mrs Emma Johnson

 21/11/2026

 Safeguarding Governor 

Mr Malcolm Boatman

Local Authority

01/09/2003

24/04/2029

Health & Safety Governor

Vice Chair

Mrs Michelle Wigglesworth

Co-Opted

04/10/2014

03/10/2026

 Training and skills Link Governor

Member of Staff

 12/12/2024

 19/05/2029

 Pupil Premium Governor

Sports Premium Governor

 26/09/2023

 25/09/2027

 Wider Curriculum

 26/09/2023

 25/09/2027

 SEND Governor

05/03/2026

05/03/2030

Name

Category

Date appointed

Term End

Coopted Governor

October 2021

October 2025

Governor

5 Meetings

Mrs Kristina Frary

Mr Nick Holmes

Mrs Emma Johnson

Mr  Malcolm Boatman

Mrs Michelle Wigglesworth

Ms Shelby Yearwood (March 26)

Mr Martin Kirby (March 26)

Ms Jane Cocliff

Ms April Brooks

Mr Chris Moore

Governor

Mr Malcolm Boatman

Mr Nick Holmes

Mrs Kristina Frary

Mr Chris Moore 

Ms April Brooks

Mr Martin Kirby (March 26)

Ms Shelby Yearwood (March 26)

Governor

Mr Nick Holmes

Leadership and Management Committee

Chair: Mr Malcolm Boatman

Mrs Kristina Frary 

Mr Nick Holmes

Miss April Brooks

Mr Chris Moore

Mr Martin Kirby

Ms Shelby Yearwood

Links:

Health & Safety: Malcolm Boatman

Teaching and Learning Committee

Chair: Ms Jane Cocliff

Mrs Kristina Frary 

Mrs Michelle Wigglesworth

Mr Nick Holmes

Mrs Emma Johnson

Miss April Brooks

Mr Chris Moore

Mr Martin Kirby

Ms Shelby Yearwood

Links:

SEND: Ms Jane Cocliff

PP: Mr Chris Moore

SP:  Mr Chris Moore

HT Performance Management Review Committee

Chair: Mr Nick Holmes

Miss April Brooks

Mr Malcolm Boatman  (Chair L&M)

Reviewer - TBC

Mr Brian Stillings (School Improvement Partner)

Appeals Committee

Three governors not involved in the original decision

Complaints/Discipline Committee

Three governors with no prior knowledge of the issue

Membership

• Headteacher, Chair of Governors, 50% other governors (who ideally do not sit on other committees), SBM in attendance;
• Not chaired by Chair of Governors;
• When pay or performance review of members of staff are being discussed then, with the exception of the Headteacher, governors who are members of staff may not be in attendance;
• Quorum: 3.

Terms of Reference:

Staffing and Performance Management:

• Providing recommendations to the governing body regarding the structure, numbers and roles for teaching and support staff, or any variations required;
• Ensuring dedicated Leadership time is in place to maintain and develop the capacity;
• Reviewing and approving the pay of staff employed by the school;
• Ensuring there is a Performance Management policy linked to pay and continuous professional development policies;
• Ensuring the performance of the teachers is reviewed on a regular basis and teacher’s objectives are recorded by 31 October each year;
• Determining, in accordance with the school’s pay policy, the level of salary for new appointments;
• Considering applications from staff for early retirement, extended leave of absence, flexible working or funding of additional qualifications (ad hoc requests for absence are delegated to the Headteacher);
• Ensuring there is no discrimination against employees in relation to pay, conditions, opportunities, training or dismissals;
• Ensuring the HT carries out duties in respect of appraising other teachers (standards, arrangements for classroom observations, delegation of PMR, effective and fair implementation of appraisal policy, use of appraisal to propose pay decisions).

Finance:

• Following the LA’s system of financial controls;
• Completing and reviewing the Financial Competency Matrix annually (govs, SLT and relevant Admin staff);
• Reviewing the School Fund Account, their designated external auditor and making recommendations to FGB for their approval;
• Consideration of the initial budget and three-year plan and make recommendations to the Full Governing Body;
• Ensuring sound management of the school’s financial situation and undertaking a detailed budget monitoring role on behalf of the FGB by:
• Monitoring and evaluating the school’s financial performance against budget;
  • Considering in detail prospective budgets and finance plans;
  • Ensuring systems are in place to ensure Best Value;
  • Considering the School’s Financial Value Statement;
  • Ensuring consistency and adequate explanation of variance;
  • Reporting to FGB on budgetary performance and making recommendations when necessary;
  • Making expenditure/virement decisions up to the agreed limit (see financial delegation document);
  • Reviewing expenditure decisions made by the headteacher with regard to virements;
• Preparing the draft Scheme of Financial Delegation on an annual basis and recommending it for approval to FGB;
• Receiving the report of the local authority’s auditors and act upon any recommendations.
• Approving the mid-year budget

Education:

• Ensuring the School Development Plan is fully costed and provides a sound basis for long-term financial planning;
• Evaluating the progress/impact of any relevant aims of the SDP as delegated by the FGB.

Pupil (and Staff) Well-Being:

• Ensuring equal opportunities criteria are met, as required by legislation;
• Ensuring Health and Safety Guidance is complied with in both school and on Educational Visits;
• Responsibility for site management and safety;
• Reviewing, monitoring and signing off, where necessary, risk assessments;
• Ensuring First Aid provision/equipment is appropriate (including Paediatric First Aid);
• Ensuring Site Security is sufficient;
• Ensuring annual fire risk assessments are carried out and precautions are in place.

Community Use of Premises:

• Making decisions on provision/entering of contracts to provide services/facilities of “charitable purpose” that will benefit pupils and the local community;
• Ensuring any profits from “charitable purposes” are re-invested in the school.

School Premises:

• Monitoring and evaluating the performance of the cleaning, grounds maintenance and catering services;
• Determining the annual maintenance programme and regularly reviewing the need for structural repairs and maintenance.

Allocated Committee Roles:

• Chair
• Health & Safety (the committee may decide whether to appoint a link depending on skills and experience of members)

Delegated Policies/Documents:

Charging & Remissions

Data Protection

Health & Safety

Premises Management Documents

Critical Incidents

CPD for Staff

Policies related to Health & Safety

Accessibility Plan

Data Retention Policy – including protection/handling (in accordance with DPA)

Governors’ Allowances (schemes for paying)

Complaints Policy

Freedom of Information

Inventory (check)

Teacher Appraisal and Performance Management

Scheme of Financial Delegation (recommend to FGB for approval)

SFVS (recommend to FGB for approval)

CRSA

Membership:

• Headteacher, Chair of Governors, 50% other governors (who ideally do not sit on other committees);
• Not chaired by Chair of Governors;
• Quorum: 3.

Terms of Reference:

Education:

• Evaluating the progress/impact of any relevant aims of the SDP as delegated by the FGB;
• Ensuring statutory duties relating to SEND are carried out;
• Ensuring the SENDCo has sufficient time and resources to carry out their role effectively;
• Ensuring the national curriculum, Early Years and Foundation Stage curriculum and their assessment procedures are carried out;
• Monitoring and reviewing school performance and educational standards in all curriculum areas;
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the school’s curriculum policies;
• Considering and advising on any matter involving the curriculum referred to it by the governing body;
• Reviewing school policies (as allocated by FGB) making recommendations to the governing body as necessary;
• Monitoring the progress and attainment of all pupil groups, highlighting key issues to the full governing body, together with the impact and success of interventions used;
• Evaluating the impact of SMSC Development and the teaching of British Values in school;
• Advising the governing body on any local authority statement which names the school;
• Evaluating personal development aspects of the school;
• Ensuring the school has effective self-evaluation procedures and that these are used to advise governors on school performance and pupil progress;
• Making recommendations for updating the School Development Plan and ensuring it is designed to deliver curriculum requirements in line with the school curriculum statement.

Allocated Committee Roles:

• Chair
• SEND Link (statutory)

Delegated Policies/Documents:

A Curriculum Statement

Sex & Relationship Education Policy

Assessment and Marking

Broader Curriculum

More Able/Gifted & Talented

EAL

British Values / SMSC

Homework

Maths

English

Science

RE

Educational Visits

SEND

Membership:

• Chair of Governors, Chair of Leadership & Management Committee, Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee;
• Reviewer: another named governor;
• Governors who are members of staff may not sit on this committee;
• The annual review and setting of targets meeting (Autumn) is supported by the School Improvement Partner (SIP);
• Quorum: 2

Terms of Reference:

With external support undertaking the HT’s appraisal over the past year and setting targets for the current year:

• Appoint an external advisor with necessary skills, experience and objectivity
• Inform HT of standards against which performance will be assessed
• Set objectives (SMART targets)
• Appraise performance against relevant teaching standards
• If relevant make a recommendation on HT’s pay to the Leadership & Management Committee (use appraisal evidence)
• Provide the HT with a written report on their appraisal including assessments and recommendations
  • Determine the appraisal period that applies for both the HT and other staff
• Undertaking a mid-term review of the Headteacher’s performance against current targets (including a written report of the discussion).

Membership:

• Any three governors with no prior knowledge of the matter to be discussed;
• Governors who are staff may not be members of the committee;
• Quorum: 3

Terms of Reference:

• To hear appeals against pay policy decisions;
• To hear appeals against staff dismissal or redundancy decisions;
• To hear appeals against disciplinary decisions;
• To act as the grievance appeals panel;
• To hear parental appeals against exemptions from the National Curriculum.

Membership:

• Any three governors with no prior knowledge of the matter to be discussed;
• Governors who are staff may not be members of the committee;
• Quorum: 3

Terms of Reference:

• To consider formal parental complaints in accordance with the School’s Complaint Policy;
• To undertake statutory responsibilities in relation to reviewing exclusion decisions, and in cases where a pupil has been excluded by the Headteacher:
  • Permanently
  • For a fixed period totalling more than 15 school days within one school term;
  • For a fixed period totalling more than 5 school days within one school term only where parents have requested such a meeting
• ·To determine staff disciplinary matters (depending on degree of delegation to the Headteacher)